Judi Gregory, owner of Go2Zero Strategies, LLC, has worked in the recycling & solid waste management field for over 30 years. In 2013, Go2Zero was awarded Small Business of the Year by the California Small Business Administration. Senator Portantino’s Office recognized Judi as a 2018 Woman in Business Honoree in Environment & Sustainability.

Her experience includes work in various industry sectors with a strong focus in solid waste operations, Zero Waste planning, and educational design and development. Judi has an extensive background in operations and management of waste hauling and recycling firms, and from 1998 through 2012 owned a Los Angeles-based hauling firm, Global Waste Recycling. She built recycling programs at some of the world's largest movie studios, including Paramount, NBC, ABC, CBS, and Warner. From 2005 through 2013, Judi served as the Interim Executive Director and Certification Manager for the California Resource Recovery Association.

See Judi as the first guest on "Talking Trash & Recycling" with Lori Alvarez!

Jill Donello partners with organizations to analyze systems, processes and people to increase efficiency and reduce waste through system redesign, training, education and change management programs.  Jill has more than 20 years of experience in the design and delivery of content-live, filmed, written, and animated to diverse audiences in multiple industries.

At GreenEducation.US, Jill brings new sustainability professionals together with industry experts in waste reduction and business redesign to create a training ground for those who wish to lead the Zero Waste economy in the future. Through education, application, and implementation, GreenEducation.US guides students and partnering organizations to achieve Zero Waste goals. Jill became one of the first certified TRUE Advisors through GBCI.

Cyrus Javaheri is the Project Lead in downtown Los Angeles as part of the recycLA program. He oversees the Go2Zero recycLA team in continuing with the education and outreach to the businesses in the area and assists with reducing their waste and footprint on our planet. He and his team are currently the face of recycLA within downtown Los Angeles’s business community, helping them maintain compliance with all California state laws such as AB 341 and AB 1826.

Cyrus has decades of experience in customer service and people relations. He has been a banker, educator, construction project manager, and a Zero Waste Specialist. He is an educator at heart and in every career, his focus has always been to steer students and clients to do the right thing for humanity and the environment. Cyrus holds a BA in philosophy with a minor in mathematics from California State University Northridge, and an MA in educational administration with school leadership from California State University Los Angeles.

Myrna Gold has communications experience across numerous industries, including public health, technology, and publishing, and has worked in public (federal, state, and local), commercial, and non-profit sectors. Myrna develops content for marketing programs of Go2Zero and GreenEducation.US. She provides research, writing, social media campaigns, and strategic communications consulting. She is a Certified Sustainable Resource Management Professional, CSRMP.

Nicole Hernandez, Zero Waste Supervisor at Go2Zero Strategies has worked in sustainable materials management for the past seven years. Her experience consists of providing solutions to waste reduction practices in service of residences, commercial businesses, and large-scale events.

On behalf of NASA Services, Nicole leads a team responsible for outreach, education, contamination monitoring, and SB 1383 recordkeeping across multiple jurisdictions. Through these efforts, the team supports businesses, residents, and local governments in enhancing waste management practices, reducing costs, and ensuring compliance with state and local regulations. As Go2Zero Strategies’ primary data management specialist, Nicole prepares comprehensive monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for over 15 jurisdictions, supporting hauler and municipal clients. Additionally, she develops promotional and educational content for Go2Zero, Grow2Zero Farms, and GreenEducation.US, advancing community engagement in sustainability initiatives.

Edgar Villasenor has more than 13 years of customer service experience, spanning from food service to grocery service. His waste reduction work began in 2017 as a crew member at a local Trader Joe's grocery store. There he took a leading role in the newly implemented organics composting program. This included monitoring the amount of organic waste being produced and educating order writers on how to reduce organic waste. This helped him obtain his position at Go2Zero Strategies.

Edgar is part of multiple projects for waste reduction and sustainability practices. He has managed successfully to educate clients around Downtown Los Angeles on proper waste management, and to identify their compliance with state laws such as AB 341 and AB 1826. He provides assistance on reducing waste in a number of Vallarta supermarkets via waste assessments. Edgar also plays a key role in educating residents of Los Angeles County on sustainable and ethical home garden practices.

Jonathan Caplan has joined Go2Zero as a Zero Waste Associate after multiple years of working and volunteering in Zero Waste. Jonathan worked as an instructor with Sustainable Works, teaching its Green Living workshops to students and residents of Santa Monica. He has served as a Zero Waste specialist at numerous events, including GreenFest LA, Lightning in a Bottle, and the ESPY Awards. Jonathan also performed waste audits for Los Angeles County. For the entertainment company EcoSet, he worked alongside food catering and craft services to compost organics and donate surplus food for distribution to the hungry. He helped set and art departments to rehome pieces and unused materials.

Jonathan takes simple, personal actions to live a Zero Waste life, including the use of his reusable stainless steel water bottle, a foldable food-grade silicone container, and a foldable steel fork – items that he carries in his bag wherever he goes.

Cedrick is newer to the solid waste and recycling field after more than 20 years of working in retail and customer service. He brings a wealth of retail chain management including safe food handling, proper storage of food and product rotation practices. His experience helped keep good food practices, training programs, and partnerships to drive safe product flow.

Now with Go2Zero, Cedrick uses his retail food experience to assist educating edible food generators on food donation practices and to perform inspections of edible food generators and food recovery organizations as part of SB 1383 compliance. He assists businesses with setting up food recovery and organic collection programs, performs waiver assessment, and assists with employee training and education programs. Cedrick is the founder of Youth Sport Association and a board member for My Total Me, which mentors youth outreach, sports training, and life skills. Cedrick has provided a platform to develop youth in basketball/football, camps, clinics, and related activities. His years of knowledge have helped mentor strong leaders in the community by prioritizing development, discipline, focus, and planning.

As a lead supervisor at Go2Zero, Daisy Villareal brings more than 10 years of full-cycle waste management expertise to our organization. Her deep and broad experience spans customer service, corporate communications, dispatching, operations, human resources, billing, reporting, and fleet management. Prior to joining Go2Zero, she worked for prominent Southern California waste management firms and served as a site director for YMCA programs. 

Daisy’s background in managing learning programs is excellent in her role to lead outreach, education, rightsizing, and special projects for multiple jurisdictions/municipalities, including the cities of La Canada/Flintridge, Montebello, Ontario, and Pico Rivera. For recycLA customers, Daisy works to ensure that edible food generators (EFGs) comply with SB 1383 and connects customers with appropriate partners for food donation efforts. She provides visits, assessments, and training to Vallarta Supermarkets. Daisy is bilingual in English and Spanish. She holds an A.A. degree and is a Certified Sustainable Resource Management Professional through GreenEducation.US.

Fariba joined the team in December 2023 and currently manages payroll and human resources for both Go2Zero and Grow2Zero. Prior to this role, she spent 22 years in the public sector. She served as a business supervisor in the resource, recovery, and recycling department for 10 years, overseeing business operations and customer service activities, including construction and demolition recovery. Before that, Fariba worked for 12 years in the treasury division in a lead member service role, where she was responsible for collecting payments, taxes, cash handling, reconciling bank statements, and providing customer service to both internal and external customers. Earlier in her career, she spent 10 years in banking, focusing on accounting and lending.

Fariba earned her degree in General Studies with a concentration in Arts and Humanities from Indiana University East and is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Sophia Yurdin is a Zero Waste Specialist with expertise in sustainable waste management, regulatory compliance, and zero waste strategies. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science with minors in environmental studies and public policy from Kalamazoo College and a Master of Arts in sustainability management from the University of Southern California.

At Go2Zero, Sophia supports the implementation of California's SB 1383 regulations, focusing on organics recycling and waste diversion initiatives. She played a role in rolling out SB 1383 recycling programs for the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and has since led waste audits for Los Angeles County and commercial route reviews for Burbank under SB 1383 and AB 341. Her work emphasizes data-driven waste reduction strategies, stakeholder engagement, and policy-driven sustainability solutions.